DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
asceticism
/ə'sɛtɪ,sɪzəm/ · əsɛtɪsɪzəm
Asceticism has 4 syllables: as · cet · i · cism.
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noun. Rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint.
noun. The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures).
noun. The doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state.
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